₦airaland Forum

WizardOfNG:
Good post and utterance from a progressive and well-meaning Nigerian. Very different to the post of the nuisances above yours.

Sure that is always a worry but we have never had a decent culture of proper collection of taxes from those who can and should pay it.

I feel we should begin from that point at least and then play our part challenging Government to spend what is collected judiciously.

What we have now is condemnable i.e a situation where tax collection is lax and virtually non-existent because Government is too focused on oil income to care about other legitimate avenues of raising money to use developing Nigeria. The principle of collecting tax efficiently is sacrosanct to all serious nations of the world.


A resource rich Nigeria has no business taxing citizens up to 25 percent of their income in a poverty capital of the world. That person u want to tax 25 percent of his income most likely has parents, siblings and friends who are poor and constantly depend n him of survival. That same person u want to tax 25 percent has fuel to buy for generator to generate electricity or install expensive solar, he has water to dig to generate water to use, he has to buy expensive water botttle to drink, he has expensive health care to care for for him self and those who rely on him. He has wack education to deal with or pay through the nose to get quality education. Nigeria has resource, money, fund generated from VAT alone is huge. The problem Nigeria has is corruption and tribalism based system.
With tribalism based system, no body will be able to challenging the politicians because everything is seen in the eyes of tribalism. Protest wont work.
Fuel subsizy was removed, allow Nigerians see the benefit of that, provide Nigerians with stable electricity, ensure free and fair election, decentralize the country so states can compete well, then introduce this type of tax, Nigerians will gladly pay.
For now, all money goes into funding the lifestyle of politicians, their families and side chicks. Pls, we wont pay. Just 4 years of service, politicians are taken care of for life. WTF!
If u dont blokc corruption, tax money will waste.
We have a very useless country where tribalism has finished us. As for me, I wont. I will use every legal means to stay awy from this until Nigeria starts fixing core issues I listed above. If I cant find my way around it, I leave the country and pay tax to a country that works well.

Burob:
Please go & help yourself, instead of looking 👀 for excuses.

helinues:
Those who missed basic economic class in secondary school would argue against this.

motymop:
i have a first hand experience on how they do it

if you are using a toll for instance, you dont pay cash, you use your phone and dail a code to pay, as you pass the toll, they will issue you the receipt.

They are actually very advanced when it comes to collecting tax.

every damn thing is taxed in that country.

DesChyko:
He who the gods want to kill, they first make mad.

I'm certain he didn't know when he let that slip.

What you would have done would certainly be what was seen before that led to the declaration in the first place.

A precedent has been laid; it is now a question of which state next and under which President?

Commentor:
To you, you think the tax is high, but it isn't enough for the kind of infrastructure you dream of.

Commentor:
Like America and every country does.


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SonOfDSoil01:
how does your response correlate with the rubbish you stated in your mention? You said aside from Lagos the rest of Yoruba state is a ghost town and now I just cured your ignorance and explained to you that aside from Lagos l, Ogun is a thriving state with economic activities taking place and dangote is also about to open a sea port in Ogun and also oyo is a commercial state with economic activities taking place and I proved that with a stats that clearly shows how the economic activities is reflected on the growth of the state making it more viable than your unproductive region. But in Una usual manner you have deflected and talking about poverty and other irrelevant things.

So is there no poverty in Lagos and other developed climes? Just like I stated, aside from Lagos, the rest of Yoruba state are doing far better than your region and that’s evident in the trend of migration from east and other part of Nigeria to Lagos and other part of yorubaland and if you are in doubt, take a trip to Ibadan and see the loads of your migrants blodas, if it was ghost town like you stated then why are you economic migrants migrating to the place?

You lot just come online and make a blanket statement without facts and when you are being hit with fact you deflect and start with your incoherent gibberish

SonOfDSoil01:
indeed, the rest of Sw is ghost town and Ogun state is the most industrialised state in Nigeria boasting of economic activities while oyo state just the size of your unproductive region is far more developed and more economically viable than your 5plot of Potopoto land. Go to Ibadan and see the number of your migrate blodas and clear your ignorance…..continue deceiving yourself 😂😂😂

Trymeee:
When did the incident happen? Going to court is not your best option. It wasn't criminal intent and I believe it's a civil case unless you can justify the fact he intentionally crashed into you. hence, you are at disadvantage. If he knows his onions, he might even pay you 5000 per month if the case gets to a court.


Your best bet, hold on. Use a bit of force from the police (threat), don't over do the force part as you never can tell the connections he can wield. Just a little at a time.

sreamsense:
Go and use it to claim presidency in Aso rock then. And will you even think of voting for Amechi if he has to tell you that now. Of what relevant is it to tell you now? Aside that, close to 70 lawyers of Obi couldn't prove that and how he won it. Obi said he won and he would prove it , but unfortunately; he was only busy entertaining us in 2023. He couldn't prove anything that he won

runningriot:
It seems the bromance between Trump and Putin is in bleak situation right now! Even though Trump has signal over time to meet Putin to end the war but Putin is making it more frustrating with his unrealistic demands. If Trump wants to beget respect he must be an unbending rod like Putin and not contrary to what I read in BBC that he wants to agree with Putin that Ukraine must give up some lands he must state unambiguously and unequivocally that Ukraine will not give an inch of their territories except Crimea that has long gone and if places like the Dombas areas wants to leave, it should be done through referendum under the the supervision of UN.

Seunmuham:
What advice will you give me that's looking to learn Linux-cyber security-cloud. In addition to keeping my side job and farm. What should I look forward to?

efembaba:
Developers, how's the rise of these super models impacted on your job and career? How's job hunting ?

madridguy:
People should rest on this issue. Let the ladies enjoy their country benefit for a while. It is their time today, it could be anyone's time tomorrow.

If our past heros were well celebrated maybe many of them will not homeless and penniless today.

Abcruz:
I build predictive models and AI agents but I don't know how to get clients.
I code in Python.

OneCandleAway:
Kemi I love you but you need to chill. Take a chill pill darling.

The former Indian prime minister didn't have to denigrate India to become elected.

Abcruz:
I'm an AI Engineer but I rarely get gigs. please where can I see clients?

RollinTNDA:
I remember back in 2023 when my babe was showering and I yelled babe this A.I thing (chatgpt) has taken your job ooo.

It can code 10 times faster than u

This girl ran out naked with soap in her eyes saying its a lie. I show her the YouTube clip She was visibly heartbroken still shouting its a lie
And she just recently started developing her script writing skills

A.I just come snatch everything🤣
She couldn't belive it
It felt like her world just crashed

Person wey spend hundreds of thousands to learn and sleepless nights learning how to code.

The kind depression wey hit my her that year

Reminderz:
This is how men should be. Strong and stoic. No emotional attachment to outside noises..

As a man, do what you have to do, do not be emotionally invested in a woman who can leave anytime... As a man, spread your seeds as far as possible. You're not meant to be dominated by one woman.

Lioness5280:
Well, West Africa and Central Africa are the poster kids of African chaos. I don't know who brainwashed Nigerians with the * anywhere is better than home* mentality. It's weird.

From a young age we were taught to sweep and clean our own house and backyard before going to help out the neighbors. It seems it's the other way round in Nigeria.....charity begins elsewhere

Lioness5280:
Some blacks are fighting to fix their own countries whilst others seek to run to ready made places . Don't put us all in the same box because of how you see and feel as a West African

blingxx:
Onoh ..just stay in your country and built it all this moving abroad don’t worth it at the end of the day too much wahala for black man

MyExpression:
It is constitutional for govt assets to notify the governor of the state before coming, in order to provide security support.
If not, as a highly-exposed high-risk individual, whatever happens to him, the commander-in-chief of Edo State, shall not be held responsible.

Obi knows, the Benue governor knows...and now Edo governor has reiterated it.

However, this video refers to APC Chairman, Edo chapter....he doesn't have right to even say that.
Even the governor won't stop your movement, but he will not provide Peter Obi with legal VIP status and protocol, which he is entitled to, as a Fmr Governor.